## Chapter 1409 – The Approaching Darkness

ㅡRumble!

Lightning actually struck inside the room.

They were superhumans with demigod-like powers. What happens when such beings display emotional turmoil? Naturally, the torrent of emotions would generate immense power, akin to thunder and lightning.

ㅡWhoosh!

The blankets and objects around them began to swirl. The air changed, and the window violently swung open. A fierce wind rushed in.

“What do we do, what do we do!!!”

Liztina, who had jumped up, clutched her head with both hands and screamed in panic.

“Hey, hey! Even if you think of it as a past life… those, your parents…!”

Karin covered her mouth with one hand, tears streaming down her face.

“Katt…!”

Cloudy sobbed and clung to my chest.

I was merely using the mysteries of the Heavenly Demon’s Descent to keep the swirling objects from breaking…

My sisters… Ever since earlier, they had concluded that modern Earth was some dystopian world, and they firmly believed that my parents were suffering in that world.

Where did they get such imagination?

It was clear that they hadn’t lost their pure hearts despite being all grown up. It was strangely heartwarming. They were all like this because of the thought that my parents might be suffering.

Anyway, I said to them, who were at a loss for what to do,

“Hehehe, it’s okay, calm down. That world isn’t such a hellhole. I told you, it’s a decent place to live. They’re probably doing well.”
“Are you really okay!!!!”

Now they didn’t even believe my words.

“Katt! It’s okay! It’s okay! Right now, just…!”

They seemed to think I was pretending to be strong, hugging me and rubbing their breasts against me. Apparently, rubbing their breasts was the default when comforting me. Was there some kind of Kim Katt manual somewhere?

“It’s really not like that there. I said it’s okay.”
“No.”

Then Karin said in a serious voice.

“It’s not okay at all. This is that. That thing. Because you lived such an unfortunate life there. Your memories of it being a decent place are idealized. There were a lot of mercenaries like that. Guys who distorted their painful past into something to be proud of…”

Did this sister major in psychology?

Get that damn professor Lee out here right now!
You’re all wrong, you bastard!!!

“No. Really. I’m telling you.”

But seeing them like this, I couldn’t help but laugh. Ah, what is this? How am I supposed to explain it?

There hadn’t been many pleasant things since the Ritch’s invasion, but I felt warm inside for the first time in a while.

“Hehehe, I’m telling you, it’s true. It’s not like a world where absolute monarchs who monopolize weapons rule over people. It’s just like here. People with citizenship live normally, right? It’s similar to that. That’s how it is in general. My parents too.”

That’s how I told them the truth, trying to calm them down. Well… they were probably doing well. It was still the modern world, after all.

“So let’s calm down a bit.”
“…”

Soon they began to calm down.

“Hmm… Really? Is that really how it is?”

Karin reacted as if she couldn’t understand.

“Yeah. I’m telling you, it’s true.”
“The government monopolizing violence means they can wield it as they please, right?”

Huh?

“Taking away even the means to defend oneself. A government armed with such powerful weapons… I don’t think they’d let people live well…”

Karin continued to reason as if she was trying to contemplate further. But really, what was this? I felt a strange sense of persuasion in Karin’s subtle interpretation.

But this thought would immediately disappear if you understood the concept of the separation of powers. Karin grew up in another world, so she thought the government could wield its army as it pleased.

Of course, there were many countries like that on Earth, but my old hometown wasn’t one of them.

“Yes. At least most kingdoms guarantee individuals the right to defend themselves.”

Liztina agreed with Karin’s words.

“Protecting oneself and fighting to win. That is a concept that transcends law, rules, and morality. It is only natural. A country that does not guarantee that cannot be a proper country. In the end, as Karin said, they controlled violence to dominate. It’s like something only heretics would do.”
“Yes. That’s exactly it.”
“Yeah… Liz is right.”

Everyone agreed.

As women who grew up in another world and lived fighting to survive, they couldn’t understand the concept of controlling violence by law itself… Huh?

Wait a minute.

But is that so?

“…?”

Why is it possible to control violence by law?

There is no justice in laws set by someone else. Punishing an enemy who attacks you by law makes no sense.

Only private retribution is justice.

Only you can completely solve your own problems. Of course, law is useful for defending against the violence of an irresistible force, but there is a clear limit… Individuals must rely on themselves and move forward, not on the state.

“Hmm.”

Certainly.

When I tried to look at the legal system of modern Earth through the eyes of the Heavenly Demon, I could only see absurdities. Was it education? Did the education that lasted for over 10 years make people accept the government’s strong control?

This was a problem worth considering.

“Anyway, even if they control it, they don’t do it that much. They just collect taxes. The government controls things so that violent incidents don’t happen, so there’s almost no need to defend yourself.”

This was true.

“So don’t worry about my original parents. They’re doing well.”

Anyway, after talking about it this much, they seemed to accept it, though suspiciously.

“If that’s the case… it’s a relief, but I still don’t feel comfortable.”
“Honestly, I can’t think about it comfortably. But well, they have their own lives there… That’s normal and ordinary, right?”
“Yeah. It’s normal.”

At my words, they sighed.

They seemed to be completely calm now.

“Then.”

I was about to get up, leaving the rest for later, when.

“Ah, wait. Katt. There’s something more important than that.”
“Hmm? What is it?”
“Katt. What was your relationship with your parents like?”
“Ah.”

I hadn’t told them about this.

“Ah! Now that you mention it! That’s the most important thing!”
“It doesn’t seem like you had a bad relationship. Right?”

Karin, who didn’t have a good relationship with her parents, asked.

“Yeah. It wasn’t bad. It was just a normal family.”

Wait.

No.

It wasn’t normal.
My father was a very bizarre person.

Thinking about it, there was this incident.

When I was young, after school, I would log into my father’s Lineage account and level up his character, which was something my father unilaterally ordered me to do. At the time, I was paid by my father to level up that character, who was a Blade Dancer, I think?

The payment was definitely… what was it?

Ah.

If I leveled up my father’s character for 3 hours, I could use the computer for 1 hour.

That crazy bastard.

The more I thought about it, the more I thought he was a madman.

“I got scolded a lot when I was young, but that’s only natural. Everyone gets scolded when they’re young, right? You have to scold them to educate them.”

Even so, I tried to recall the best memories as I continued to speak.

“Other than that, what else? There weren’t any serious problems or fights with each other…”

No.

Weren’t there many fights?

Our father was a man who was quick to use his fists, so he lived beating the crap out of me and my siblings. Damn it…! The more I thought about it, the more frustrated I felt!

Looking back, I always bought red ginseng extract with my own money and filled the refrigerator with it! My father was the kind of person who would explode with anger if there was no red ginseng extract in the refrigerator…!

And my father’s anger was accompanied by kicks and punches!

For reference, there were two conditions that would make my father genuinely go crazy: one was when there was no red ginseng extract in the refrigerator, and the other was when me and my siblings refused to go down to the countryside during holidays. At that time, the violence would be so intense that the old man with the sack saying “You rascal” would seem like a fun game for innocent children.

“…”

No… why.

The more I recalled, the more I saw only darkness? Something was definitely wrong. No matter how you looked at it, there was no way our father was that absurd. Wasn’t he a criminal who should be beaten to a pulp based on fusion Confucianism?

“…”

I closed my mouth after saying that much.
I had nothing more to say.

But their reaction was to a completely different part.

“Katt when he was young…”
“Our Katt when he was young…”
“No. Are you reacting to that?”

As if they were imagining my childhood, they looked at me, closed their mouths, and rolled their eyes as if they were trying to think.

“I’m curious about Katt’s childhood.”
“Yes. I’m a little curious about that too. He was probably… very cute, right?”
“There wouldn’t have been any scars on his body.”
“Probably. He said he got them fighting here.”

My childhood.

There was no way to show them.

“Hey. Don’t you have something like a painting left?”
“Not a painting, a photo… Ah. This is complicated to explain. Well. Yeah. Honestly, I was very cute when I was young. That’s a fact. A fact.”

Shota Kim Katt was undeniably super cute.

I’m not lying, I was extraordinary from a young age.

“Anyway, anyway. If they know their child has disappeared… they’ll be sad. They can’t help it. Because they’re parents and family.”

Liztina said, changing the subject.

That was.

“That’s right. They’ll know a lot of time has passed since I disappeared.”

It wasn’t a short disappearance.

There had been no news for nearly several years.

In modern society, that meant death.

“They probably think I’m dead.”

At those words.

“…”
“…”
“…”

ㅡSilence.

The atmosphere instantly became somber.

The three older sisters lowered their heads as if they were very saddened and lost their words… No. Really, their reactions are amazing today.

Actually, well.

I worried a lot about that when I first came here.

Of course, if a family member disappears, they can’t help but cry and make a fuss while trying to find them. But. As time passes, they accept the disappearance.

In the name of death.

I was suffering here, but how much greater was the suffering of my family at home? I was very sad about that. Well, my father was a bizarre person, but he wasn’t inhuman.

Even if he didn’t sit down and cry his eyes out because his son had disappeared, he would still be sad enough, and I cried every time I thought about that.

Of course, time heals all wounds.

Now, that feeling has faded a bit. I’ve accepted everything. Of course, I have to hope that my family there does too.

“…”
“…”
“…”

I said to them, who were bowing their heads in sorrow,

“Hehehe, lift your heads. It’s okay. I’ve accepted everything. Of course, they might not think that way over there, but what can I do? I’m living well here with my sisters, right? That’s enough.”
“…Is that so.”

They began to lift their heads.

“Katt… are you okay?”
“Of course, I’m okay. I told you, I was reborn here.”
“…”

Cloudy still looked sad.

“Haa… It would be nice if we could at least let them know that you’re doing well here.”

Liztina also sighed and said that. It was a truly touching sentiment. My heart fluttered and tears threatened to come out. Really, when I see how much my sisters care about me, I can only feel infinite gratitude.

It was then.

“Hey. No. Wait a minute.”

Karin spoke with a serious face.

“Hmm?”
“Can’t we send news to that side at all? That’s just another world in another dimension, right? Demons and spirits go back and forth from their worlds all the time, so why can’t our husband do it?”
“Ah.”

Wait a minute.

Go to Earth once?

Now I know why I came here. I came through one of the countless dimensional rifts that the Ritch had opened. But can I find that same rift and go back to my house? Can I even find it in the first place? Thinking about it, my mind started to race. I’ve never done it before.

But.

“It’s not impossible. It’s possible.”

There is no such thing as impossible for Kim Katt.

I just have to find the rift.
Once I find the rift, going back and forth will be easy.

“Right? It’s a bit difficult, but it’s not completely impossible, right? You’re a god now, so what can’t you do? If you find the location, you can go for a while and come back, right?”

Liztina, who had been listening to Karin’s words, clapped her hands and jumped up.

“Then, then! Then it’ll work! Go visit them later!”
“…”
“Katt, you’ve been to Hilde and Pandemonium, right? There are a lot of problems right now, but after we kill the Ritch and everything, we’ll have a lot of time! We can make a chance then! What can’t you do! You just have to go once! You’re a god, so you can do anything, right!”
“…”

I stared at Liztina’s face, who was shouting excitedly.

Is that so.

She’s so happy that I’m going to see my parents. This is really… I can’t help but get an erection. She’s a sister I can’t help but love.

“If we can communicate with that world, we should at least let them know you’re alive! We have to say hello too!”
“That’s right! You can do everything, right!”

Karin agreed.

“Katt. I’m curious about what kind of world Katt lived in. I want to see it myself.”

Cloudy said, flapping her ears.

“This is really.”

Yes!

My women are saying this…!

“Let’s catch and kill that Ritch bastard and then try it!”

If they want to see it, shouldn’t I show them? There is no such thing as impossible for the Heavenly Demon Kim Katt! Damn it, if I go, I go! What’s impossible!!!

“Damn it, I’m the Heavenly Demon, how hard can it be! Let’s go! Let’s go!!!”

At my words, they cheered.

“Wow!”
“Kyaa!”
“Ah, damn it… why are you crying again, sister…”

I can go!

“I’ll guide you all when we go!!!!”

It’s literally a Heavenly Demon guide…!

“I’ll guide you through everything!!!”

There is no such thing as impossible for the Heavenly Demon Kim Katt.
It will be possible enough.

“Then let’s all go together next time!”
“Ah, I’m a little excited.”
“Hehe, what kind of people are Katt’s parents?”
“Probably similar to Katt, right?”
“Well, that’s right. Families are similar.”

They started making plans on the spot while talking about such things. They made a fuss, saying that it was a dystopian world, so we had to bring weapons and prepare. When they said that if it was a world ruled by a corrupt dynasty, it wouldn’t be bad to become the savior of that world, I was just amazed.

“Hehehe.”

Earth.

In the past, I couldn’t see any way to go back.

This is really… uh.

Wait.

“…”

But if I go back to Earth.

Wouldn’t that be a complete… black-haired foreigner?

A black-haired foreigner from another world.

“Otherworld Black Hair Foreigner.”

An otherworld black-haired foreigner.